Ms Nonnie Kubeka
Head of Gauteng Convention and Events Bureau
Nonnie Kubeka currently heading the Gauteng Convention and Events Bureau (GCEB) in South Africa.
Nonnie has 22 years of experience Destination Marketing within The Business Events Industry. Highly
skilled project management with a Bachelor of commerce, MBA in strategic Marketing degrees. Before
heading the GCEB, she held various positions in including being a Commercial Director of the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Her current role is to create and execute business strategies to position
Gauteng as a Premier international MICE destination.
In her current role, Nonnie has been recognised by Forbes Africa Woman her influential role in Business
events industry, nominated in the Africa Business Leadership Awards, named amongst the Top 40 Women
in MICE and recently awarded the ICCA Inspirational Woman Award 2018 by the International Conference
and Convention association. She served on the several Association boards in Africa, SAA, Airchefs, Cape
Town Tourism, Sandton Tourism, SA Travel Centre and currently serving in Southern African Association
of Convention Industry.
Nonnie has also served as a deputy chairperson in the ICCA Africa Chapter, assisted in increasing Africa
chapter membership by supporting the launch of the African Society of Association Executives to
encourage meetings to be held and rotate around the Africa continent and contributing to co-creating the
first ICCA Africa Client supplier workshop.
Under the direction and leadership of Nonnie, the Gauteng Convention and Events Bureau is tasked to
market, promote, foster and develop business tourism and events in the province. Within her scope of
work, Nonnie developed a business events strategy for the province and initiating and implementing
bidding, hosting and marketing activities nationally and internationally that have generated over 44 000
employment opportunities for women and youth in , grew women SMME businesses and contributed
over R10bn to the Gauteng Economy . Additionally, she is responsible to develop strategic partnerships
with suppliers such venues, airlines, associations, educational institutions, professional conference
organizers, tour operators, event and exhibition planners in South Africa and other countries, as well as
support establishments and events that help put the province on the map.